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Joshua 7:1-18

1ButthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478committedunfaithfulnessמַ֖עַלMa.'alH4604inthatwhichhadbeenbroughtunderthecurse:Achanעָכָ֣ן'a.KhanH5912,thesonH1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִי֩kar.MiH3756,thesonH1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֨יzav.DiH2067,thesonH1121ofZerahזֶ֜רַחZe.rachH2226,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֤הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,tookH3947oftheaccursed thing;andtheangerאַ֥ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֨עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091sentH7971menH376fromJerichoמִֽירִיח֗וֹmi.ri.ChoH3405toAi,whichisbesideBeth-Aven,ontheeastמִקֶּ֣דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924sideofBethel,andspoketothem,sayingH559,GoH5927upandspyH7270outthecountry.AndthemenH376wentH5927upandspiedH7270outAi.

3Andtheyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֗עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,andsaidH559tohim,Letnotallthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971goיַ֣עַלYa.'alH5927up;letabouttwoorthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandH505menH376goיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upandsmiteAi;makenotallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971totoilthither,fortheyarefewמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592.

4AndtherewentH5927upthitherofthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971aboutthreeכִּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתkish.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,buttheyfledH5127beforethemenH376ofAi.

5Andthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofAismoteofthemaboutthirty-sixmenH376;andtheypursuedH7291themfrombeforethegateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179toShebarim,andsmotethemonthedescentבַּמּוֹרָ֑דba.mo.RadH4174.Thentheheartsלְבַב־le.vav-H3824ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971meltedוַיִּמַּ֥סvai.yi.MasH4549,andbecameH1961aswaterלְמָֽיִם׃le.Ma.yimH4325.

6AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091renthisclothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֗יוsim.lo.TavH8071,andfellH5307totheearthH776uponhisfaceH6440beforethearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahuntiltheeveningהָעֶ֔רֶבha.'E.revH6153,heandtheeldersוְזִקְנֵ֣יve.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthrewdustעָפָ֖ר'a.FarH6083upontheirheadsרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

7AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֜עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091saidH559,Alasאֲהָ֣הּ׀'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, wherefore hast thouatallbroughtthispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,todeliverusintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027oftheAmoritesH567,todestroyלְהַאֲבִידֵ֑נוּle.ha.'a.vi.De.nuH6us?Ohthatwehadbeencontentandhadremainedוַנֵּ֔שֶׁבva.Ne.shevH3427beyondtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383!

8AhLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136!whatshallIsayאֹמַ֔ר'o.MarH559afterIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478haveturnedהָפַ֧ךְha.FakhH2015theirbacksH6203beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341?

9WhentheCanaanitesH3669andalltheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallhearוְיִשְׁמְע֣וּve.yish.me.'UH8085[ofit],theywillsurroundוְנָסַ֣בּוּve.na.Sa.buH5437us,andcutוְהִכְרִ֥יתוּve.hikh.Ri.tuH3772offournameשְׁמֵ֖נוּshe.Me.nuH8034fromtheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Andwhatwilt thoudounto thygreatהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סha.ga.DolH1419nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034?

10AndJehovahsaidH559toJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,RiseH6965up; wherefore liest thouthusuponthyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440?

11Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathsinnedH2398,andtheyhavealsoH1571transgressedmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285whichIcommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680them,andtheyhaveeventakenH3947oftheaccursedthingבִכְלֵיהֶֽם׃vikh.lei.HemH3627,andhavealsoH1571stolenH1589,anddissembledalsoH1571,andtheyhaveputשָׂ֥מוּSa.muH7760itamongtheirstuff.

12AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotbeH1961ableיֻכְל֜וּyukh.LuH3201tostandלָקוּם֙la.KumH6965beforetheirenemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341:theyshallturnיִפְנוּ֙yif.NuH6437theirbacksH6203beforetheirenemiesאֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341,fortheyhavemadethemselves accursed.IwillnomorebeH1961withyou,exceptyedestroyתַשְׁמִ֛ידוּtash.Mi.duH8045theaccursedthingfromyourmidstמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130.

13RiseH6965up, hallowthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andsayH559, Hallowyourselvesforto-morrow;forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thereisanaccursedthinginthemidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֙be.kir.be.ChaH7130ofthee,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou shaltnotbeableתוּכַ֗לtu.KhalH3201tostandH6965beforethineenemiesאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ'o.ye.Vei.khaH341,untilyetakeawayH5493theaccursedthingfromyourmidstמִֽקִּרְבְּכֶֽם׃Mi.kir.be.KhemH7130.

14Andyeshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961broughtH7126nearinthemorningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242accordingtoyourtribesH7626;anditshallbeH1961,thatthetribeH7626whichJehovahtakethshallcomeforwardbyfamiliesלַמִּשְׁפָּח֗וֹתla.mish.pa.ChotH4940,andthefamilyוְהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֞הve.ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940whichJehovahtakethshallcomeforwardbyhouseholdsH1004;andthehouseholdH1004whichJehovahtakethshallcomeforwardmanH1397bymanH1397.

15Anditshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,thathewhoistakenH3920withtheaccursedthingshallbeH1961burnedיִשָּׂרֵ֣ףyi.sa.RefH8313withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,heandallthathehath,becausehehath transgressedthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovah,andbecausehehath wrought wickednessinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

16AndJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֤םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andcausedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tocomeforwardbytheirtribesH7626,andthetribeH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063wastakenH3920.

17Andhecausedthefamiliesמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tocomeforward,andhetookH3920thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940oftheZarhites.Andhecausedthefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940oftheZarhitestocomeforwardmanH1397bymanH1397,andZabdiזַבְדִּֽי׃zav.DiH2067wastakenH3920.

18Andhecausedhishouseholdבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004tocomeforwardmanH1397bymanH1397,andAchanעָכָ֞ן'a.KhanH5912,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofCarmiכַּרְמִ֧יkar.MiH3756,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZabdiזַבְדִּ֛יzav.DiH2067,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZerahזֶ֖רַחZe.rachH2226,ofthetribeלְמַטֵּ֥הle.ma.TehH4294ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,wastakenH3920.

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